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About the Course

Colossal pyramids, imposing temples, golden treasures, enigmatic hieroglyphs, powerful pharaohs, strange gods, and mysterious mummies are
features of Ancient Egyptian culture that have fascinated people over the millennia. The Bible refers to its gods, rulers, and pyramids.
Neighboring cultures in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean wrote about its god-like kings and its seemingly endless supply of gold. The
Greeks and Romans describe aspects of Egypt's culture and history. As the 19th century began, the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt highlighted
the wonders of this ancient land, and public interest soared. Not long after, Champollion deciphered Egypt's hieroglyphs and ...
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AB

Jan 3, 2025

I always been intrigued with egypt history, and I wanted to start somewhere, After completing this, it gave me a complete walkthrough of ancient egypt which allows me to do better research in future

JR

Nov 22, 2020

I have really enjoyed this course, the quality and content have been amazing.I have learned so much and have enjoyed reading the Prof’s book. I looked forward to the next challenge.Janet (Penn U)😀

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By Santiago V R

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Nov 27, 2016

This course is recommendable for anyone who wants to begin to study the Ancient Egypt word. It contains very interesting videos and readings! I have enjoyed it!

By Steo

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Jan 6, 2018

This is the best overview course about Ancient Egypt civilisation I could dream of. Mr Silverman brings reliable information and can transmit his passion well.

By Matteo S

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Feb 8, 2019

The course provides a good overview, a lot information, spurs to acquire also a good iconographic knowledge of the subject and reason about the main concepts.

By josé m

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Dec 26, 2021

Um curso completo e incrível para quem é da área de História e deseja aprofundar-se no estudo do Egito Antigo! Simplesmente fantástico e incrível este curso.

By jui a

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Apr 28, 2021

Amazing lecture. there was so much to learn about the traditions, customs, and life of the ancient Egyptians! I wish to learn more on this courser in detail

By Valentine B

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Aug 2, 2024

Ce cours est très instructif et accessible au débutant. Aussi, il permet à mon sens de poser les bases de la civilisation égyptienne. Merci pour ce cours !

By Elizabeth G

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May 7, 2020

Very interesting overview of Egyptology, good videos which feature artifacts in the Penn museum. Thanks to Dr Silverman for making this course available.

By PhantomDuck1980

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Nov 7, 2017

An excellent class! I strongly recommend it to everyone. It helped me a lot to understand fundamental aspects of Ancient Egypt Civilation. Very helpful!!!

By Michael A

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Jun 26, 2020

Lots of depth in this course from a highly respected Egyptologist expert and Professor.

Really liked the last video where they look at a mummy in the lab.

By Ying X

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Mar 12, 2017

learned a lot about Egypt which is total vacancy in my knowledge before taking the course and helped in greater understanding of Penn Museum's collection

By Tintu M

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Feb 9, 2017

Excellent. A load of new things to know. Helps a lot to understand the diversity and the way of life of people who are ancient and also most intelligent.

By Doug M

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Feb 9, 2021

great course. the only thing that would have helped me was an occasional timeline graphic of the various kingdoms and pharaohs referred to in the text.

By Fan C

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Sep 19, 2019

This course is really a good introduction to Ancient Egypt. I learn a lot of general information about Ancient Egypt and additional interesting topics.

By Shuaib I

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Apr 23, 2017

Touching on chronology , kingship , mythology , mummies and pyramids while informing and amazing this has been one of the most enjoyable courses ever .

By Carlos A C R

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Jul 27, 2020

excellent course, organized, well structured, easy to understand. I fill my expectations, good teaching material. I am motivated to deepen the themes.

By Arianna B

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Jun 8, 2020

Taking this course has reminded me of why I love history. Ancient Egypt gave me a passion for history, this course has reminded me of that. Thank you.

By Caitlin O

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Mar 23, 2019

Fantastic course! Absolutely loved it and it was very easy to follow. I learnt a lot and it has increased my desire to learn more about Ancient Egypt.

By Roxana P

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Apr 4, 2021

Dr Silverman explains everything in a quiet calm voice and the explanations are very interesting. I home to’ take another corse. Thank you very much

By Brittani P

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Apr 12, 2022

I really enjoyed this course and the information. Thank you for providing the audio and information to continue reading, I really enjoyed all of it.

By Yuthika

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Aug 10, 2020

Every topic related to ancient Egypt has been covered.Everything which i wanted to know about its civilization and ancient god of Egypt learnt here.

By Rafel V L

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Jun 9, 2020

Very interesting introduction to the Ancient Egypt, It was a wonderful way to learn about the pharaohs and others important things of Ancient Egypt.

By Erin L

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Feb 25, 2017

A quick but thorough introduction to Ancient Egypt, with the added bonus of serving as an introduction to the Penn Museum's Ancient Egypt collection

By Rita L

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May 15, 2024

Short lectures, interesting visuals, museum artifacts, quizzes not picky, discussion prompts interesting but optional, suggested readings included.

By Christina P

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Dec 12, 2016

I am inspired to travel to visit Penn Museum. I hope to soon. Thank you for the course, I would take more in this field in the future if offered.

By Tertius D J

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Mar 18, 2020

I do have now a better, complete, chronicle view on Ancient Egypt and wish I could have this knowledge before our family visit in Egypt in 2005.